ITV’s ‘Believe Me’: Daniel Mays on the Toll of Playing the “Black Cab Rapist” and Writer Jeff Pope on Focusing on Victims Rather Than the Predator

ITV’s ‘Believe Me’: Daniel Mays on the Toll of Playing the “Black Cab Rapist” and Writer Jeff Pope on Focusing on Victims Rather Than the Predator

The upcoming ITV drama Believe Me features established and rising British stars coming together to tell a harrowing British story. Aimée-Ffion Edwards (Slow Horses, Peaky Blinders, Mr Burton), Aasiya Shah (Raised by Wolves, Bloods, The Beast Must Die) and Miriam Petche (Industry) feature in the four-episode series opposite Daniel Mays (Line of Duty, Des, A Thousand Blows, Moonflower Murders) as John Worboys,…

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Freely to Launch Spotlight Channels as Commercial Opportunity for Connected TV Partners

Freely to Launch Spotlight Channels as Commercial Opportunity for Connected TV Partners

Freely, the free streaming service backed by U.K. broadcasters BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Paramount’s 5 that launched in 2024, will introduce Freely Spotlight Channels to enable “increased monetization opportunities” for connected TV operating system (CTV OS) partners via the Freely TV Guide. Everyone TV, formerly known as Digital U.K., the joint venture behind Freely, shared the news on Monday. Its focus is on enabling…

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ITV CEO on Paramount-WBD and ITV Studios After Banijay, All3Media Megadeal: “We Don’t Feel It Will Have Any Impact on Us”

ITV CEO on Paramount-WBD and ITV Studios After Banijay, All3Media Megadeal: “We Don’t Feel It Will Have Any Impact on Us”

Does U.K. TV giant ITV, led by CEO Carolyn McCall, feel more pressure to boost the scale of its production arm ITV Studios after this week’s news of the mega-merger between production giants Banijay and All3Media? What is the state of ITV’s deal talks with Comcast‘s Sky? And what does the Paramount Skydance deal for…

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Jason Flemyng on Brit Hit ‘Trigger Point’: “As Soon as You See I’m In It, You Know People Are Gonna Die”

Jason Flemyng on Brit Hit ‘Trigger Point’: “As Soon as You See I’m In It, You Know People Are Gonna Die”

You’ve probably seen English actor Jason Flemyng in Guy Ritchie and/or Matthew Vaughn‘s films, such as Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Snatch, Layer Cake, Kick-Ass, and X-Men: First Class. You may have seen him in such Hollywood movies as Rob Roy, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Seed of Chucky, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Transporter 2 or in small independent films from…

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ITV Studios Buys Majority Stake in Spanish ‘Valeria’ Producer Plano a Plano

ITV Studios Buys Majority Stake in Spanish ‘Valeria’ Producer Plano a Plano

ITV Studios has acquired a majority stake in Spanish scripted production company Plano a Plano. Founded in 2011 and run by owner and producer César Benítez, Plano a Plano is known for the hit series Valeria, based on the novels by Elísabet Benavent that have ranked in Netflix’s top 5 most-viewed international dramas globally, El Principe for Mediaset which has sold…

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Disney and ITV Launch First-of-Its-Kind Alliance, Offering “a Taste” of Each Other’s Content

Disney and ITV Launch First-of-Its-Kind Alliance, Offering “a Taste” of Each Other’s Content

Disney and ITV will launch a new, first-of-its-kind initiative to carry each other’s streaming services. In the form of a promotional selection, the partnership will be billed as a “Taste of ITVX” and a “Taste of Disney+” on their respective platforms, the companies confirmed Thursday. From Jul. 16, a curated and regularly refreshed selection of…

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